Ron Carter vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Ron Carter that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Ron Carter

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Carter: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Ron Carter 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Ron Carter 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Ron Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ron Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Ron Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Ron Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 176 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 64 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Ron Carter 34 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Ron Carter 19 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Ron Carter 10 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Ron Carter 59 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .429 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter .623 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.1 (1979) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.5 (1980) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.7 (1980) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.4 (1979) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 (1980) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Ron Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Ron Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Ron Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Ron Carter 2 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .000 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.